Abstract
The research results provided original data on the Rhopalocera species composition, ecological and biological features, and Rhopalocera population structure, of the south-eastern part of the peninsula, which live in some open biocenoses. The role of Rhopalocera representatives in the ecosystem is twofold: representatives of the family act as pests at some stages of development, and as beneficial pollinators of flowering plants at others, which affects the development of the ecosystem as a whole. In the studied territory of the southeastern part of Crimea, 36 species of Lepidoptera were found. The studied fauna of Rhopalocera included 5 species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. One species of the family Lycaenidae is listed in the Red Data Butterflies Book of Europe. Of the studied inpatients the most densely inhabited biotopes a juniper grove, meadows, and a steppe area turned out to be. By the number of species, the largest trophic group among the detected ones was the group of oligophagous. Four phenological groups were distinguished: spring-early summer, summer, late summer, and polyvoltine, of which the richest is the polyvoltine group. The peak of diversity and abundance of species occurred in the middle summer period when almost 90% of Rhopalocera species of the studied area were found.
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